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Published in the Globe and Mail on November 19, 2010 By Michael Bliss There are no quick “fixes” to Canada’s system of national health insurance. Many prescriptions for change can’t be implemented because of public resistance. But it’s feasible to reduce the financial burdens of health care on Canadian governments. The history of our other major social programs suggests we can usefully…

Published in the National Post on April 8, 2010 By William B.P. Robson and Colin Busby Since the early 1970s, “supply management” has subjected Canadian dairy, poultry and egg production to government-mandated cartels. Introduced to increase producer power vis-à-vis intermediaries and consumers, and thus raise farm incomes, supply management supports higher-than-market prices by…

Published in the Financial Post on October 29, 2010 By Clyde Goodlet The upcoming G20 meeting in Seoul is expected to address the amount of capital that banks – specifically large banks deemed "too big to fail" -- must set aside to support the various risks they manage. The source of this issue is the oversight body called the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which last month floated…

Can the G20 Survive the Global Financial Crisis?

Published in the Globe and Mail on December 17, 2010 By William Robson Canada’s finance ministers will gather in Kananaskis, Alta., on Monday with Canadians’ retirement prospects high on their agenda. Post-crisis anxiety has fed expectations that the ministers will announce something big – mandatory accounts, perhaps, or the supersized Canada Pension Plan being pushed by some provinces and…